Notes from Texas [[electronic resource] ] : on writing in the Lone Star State / / edited by W.C. Jameson

• Pubblicazione: Fort Worth, Tex., : TCU Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 810.9/9764
• Soggetto topico: American literature - Texas - History and criticism - Theory, etc; Authors, American - Homes and haunts - Texas; Authorship
• Soggetto geografico: Texas In literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: JamesonW. C. <1942->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Title Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""(W.C. Jameson) Introduction""; ""Judy Alter - Biography""; ""(Judy Alter) Notes from an Outsider""; ""Robert Flynn - Biography""; ""(Robert Flynn) Something to Say""; ""Don Graham - Biography""; ""(Don Graham) Nine Ball, Corner Pocket""; ""Ronald Hinojosa-Smith - Biography""; ""(Ronald Hinojosa-Smith) Why I Write""; ""Paulette Jiles - Biography""; ""(Paulette Jiles) The Country of the Mind""; ""Elmer Kelton - Biography""; ""(Elmer Kelton) I Love a Good Western""; ""Larry L. King - Biography""; ""(Larry L. King) Famous Arthur"" ; ""James Ward Lee - Biography""""(James Ward Lee) Two States of Mind""; ""James Reasoner - Biography""; ""(James Reasoner) Barbarians, Cowboys, and Private Eyes: How I Became a Texas Writer""; ""Clay Reynolds - Biography""; ""(Clay Reynolds) From Wit to Wisdom: The Irony of the Artistic Journey""; ""Joyce Gibson Roach - Biography""; ""(Joyce Gibson Roach) Saved to the Uttermost: The Life and Times of a Naive West Texas Writer""; ""Red Steagall - Biography""; ""(Red Steagall) Drawing Inspiration""; ""Carlton Stowers - Biography""; ""(Carlton Stowers) Universal Truths in Your Own Back Yard"" ; ""Frances Brannen Vick - Biography""""(Frances Brannen Vick) Confessions of a Texas Publisher/Writer""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: From the Guadalupe Mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert to the Hill Country to the Red River, the vast geographic landscape of Texas has afforded the cultural depth and diversity to inspire its writers. The richness of Texas folklore, history, and traditions has left an unmistakable mark on the art of the region. Both native and transplant Texas writers alike have been keenly shaped by the distinctive aroma of fresh corn tortillas, tales of Mescalero Apaches, and Tejano and ranchera music.Jameson has compiled an assorted collection of fourteen essays by some of the most prominent Texas writers t
• Titolo autorizzato: Notes from Texas
• ISBN: 0-87565-468-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465111203321
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